TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Vice President JD Vance, speaking in his home state of Ohio before visiting Minnesota on Thursday, blamed the far left for turmoil surrounding the White House's deportation campaign.
“If you want to turn down the chaos in Minneapolis, stop fighting immigration enforcement and accept that we have to have a border in this country,” Vance stated in Toledo. “It’s not that hard.”
Vance plans to meet with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis, which has been a focal point for protests since an agent fatally shot Renee Good, a mother of three, during a confrontation this month. The Republican vice president has taken a stand in defending that agent, asserting that Good’s death was “a tragedy of her own making.”
He also commended the arrest of protesters who disrupted a church service in Minnesota, stating, They’re scaring little kids who are there to worship God on a Sunday morning. Those people are going to be sent to prison so long as we have the power to do so.
Vance's address was largely aimed at bolstering the Trump administration's positive economic message, stating that convincing voters of the economy's health has been a challenge. He urged patience, explaining that certain issues cannot be turned around overnight.
